Demand is high for our lovely, 4 student courses held in our tiny artisan bakery high up in the fells around Sparty Lea, and so we’ve decided on target dates for our summer and autumn offerings, already.

Wednesday 22nd July, 2015: French Bread

Saturday 1st August, 2015: Breadmaking for Beginners

Wednesday 9th September, 2015: Sourdough Techniques

Saturday 19th September, 2015: Breadmaking for Beginners

Wednesday 30th September, 2015: French Bread

Saturday 10th October, 2015: Italian Bread

Wednesday 21st October, 2015: Breadmaking for Beginners

Wednesday 4th November, 2015: Scandinavian Bread

Wednesday 11th November, 2015: Sourdough Techniques

Saturday 21st November, 2015: French Bread

Saturday 28th November, 2015: Festive Breads

This is an early notice posting of dates: please see our terms and conditions and information on how to book, on our Spring Courses offerings.

Spring 2015: In a moment, it will be upon us!

These courses make an ideal Christmas present, of course. We can forward a voucher for the Christmas stocking, if you like!

Saturday 21st March, 2015: Breadmaking for Beginners

Wednesday 1st April, 2015: Festive Easter Breads

Wednesday 8th April, 2015: Italian Breads

Saturday 25th April, 2015: French Breads [Fully Booked]

Wednesday 29th April, 2015: Sourdough Techniques

Saturday 9th May, 2015: French Breads

Wednesday 20th May, 2015: Scandinavian Breads

Saturday 6th June, 2015: Breadmaking for Beginners [Now Fully Booked]

Wednesday 10th June, 2015: Sourdough Techniques

Saturday 20th June, 2015: Italian Breads

We’re delighted to consider offering Bespoke Courses for a minimum of 3 participants, maximum of 4, on an available Wednesday or Saturday of your choice. The minimum course fee in this instance would be £85 per participant; gather your mates together, chat about what you want to learn, make a booking with Carrie, and come out to our friendly bakery in the fells of Sparty Lea and enjoy the countryside!

Instead of a booking form, we’re going to suggest that bookings should be confirmed by telephone (01434) 685047 or email (info@allendalebakery.com) and payment should follow to hold the booking, by cheque (payable to Allendale Bakery Ltd) or by BACS, as we will specify at the time of booking, if this is more convenient.

Prices for our courses start at £85 for Breadmaking for Beginners, £90-£95 for culture-specific and Sourdough breads, to £100 for the Fancy and Festive Bread courses, since the ingredients are so much more expensive for these breads. Fancy Bread courses involve a variety of tea cakes, fruit bread, bara brith, chelsea buns, for example, while Festive Bread courses incorporate several different Christmas or Easter breads from a variety of cultures. Each day-long course starts with coffee and introductions at 8:30 am, high in the fells here in Sparty Lea, and includes a lovely lunch and afternoon tea, with all the bread you’ve made ready to pack up and take home at about 4:00pm.

We accept cash, cheque, or BACS payment, and we must emphasise that payments are not transferrable nor refundable in the event a date subsequently becomes inconvenient for the student. We are delighted to provide vouchers usable for any course, but when a course is booked on a voucher claim or by conventional means, that booking is not transferrable. [We are considering increasing our fees by 50% because of students trying to exchange dates at the last moment, which leaves us in the lurch; our non-transferrable policy is our best attempt to keep our course fees down, so please note when booking!] If we have to cancel any course, a full refund will be given, naturally.

Serious health matters have created an opening for two places in one of our ever-popular Breadmaking for Beginners courses, namely Wednesday the 12th of November. It’s always first come — first served, and we are aware that there has been overwhelming interest in these courses, so do contact Carrie as soon as possible to book yourself one of two remaining places. She’s usually got her hands covered in flour, but her friendly receptionist can take the phone (01434) 685047 and place it gently next to her ear as she moulds the dough. Otherwise, contact us by email at info@allendalebakery.com and we’ll be delighted to talk about possible bookings.